As I was reading a certain article online (linked at the end), I came across a quote from a NASA engineer working on super-cool next gen mars rover. The quote was particularly interesting, and I thought of how other people might finish the quote. I have to admit that I'm only an engineer, and not one of these others, so feel free to tell me how wrong I am. (*laughs to self at the implicit suggestion that people are still reading this blog.)
Business major: "There are a million things that can go wrong, so we shouldn't invest too much into this."
Music major: "There are a million things that can go wrong; so keep practicing."
Political science major: "There are a million things that can go wrong. Most of them already have."
Theatre major: "There are million things that can go wrong, but with a good ad lib the audience will forgive you. Just make sure the stage crew get it right for the next show."
Nursing/Premed: "There are a million things that can go wrong. If it is this, this or that, someone dies."
Finally, the real quote which inspired this post:
NASA Rover Engineer: "There are a million things that can go wrong, and our job is to identify all of them and make sure they don't happen."
Nursing/Premed: "There are a million things that can go wrong. If it is this, this or that, someone dies."
Finally, the real quote which inspired this post:
NASA Rover Engineer: "There are a million things that can go wrong, and our job is to identify all of them and make sure they don't happen."
And, the article:
"NASA previews its sexiest Mars Rover yet"
Other interesting facts about the Curiosity rover include that James Cameron, of TITANIC and AVATAR fame, is "in the loop" on this NASA project, since the rover sports 3D cameras. He might be using the 3D footage to make a documentary picture, similar to ones that have been made about the Astoundingly successful Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
(Of course, the James Cameron publicity doesn't hurt NASA's "cool factor" PR...)
You can follow the curiosity rover on twitter:@MarsCuriosity and spirit and opportunity: @MarsRovers
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